<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Hi Wrenches,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">We were installing Sanyo HIT modules back in 2006-2007 and in 2014 we had a rash of bad Sanyo modules. The modules had distinct voltages below the good modules ie 50% or 75%.  Sanyo at the time (now Panasonic) indicated that it was a bad diodes from a lightning strike not covered by warranty. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">I finally got around to checking that out. I identified the purportedly bad diode in one module (four per module) that was performing at 75% and removed it. The diode appears to be fine using an ohm meter.  Is that a valid test? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Anyone else have similar findings or experiences with this?  Could lightning blow apart the tab ribbons inside of the module? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Thanks</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.PositiveEnergySolar.com" target="_blank"></a><div dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#0076be">Taiyoko Sadewic <br></font></span></font><span><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#666666">Employee-Owner <br></font></span></font></span></div><div><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#666666">NABCEP</font></span></font>™<font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#666666">PV Installation Professional<br></font></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#666666">NABCEP</font></span></font>™<font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#666666">Technical Sales<br></font></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Calibri">3209 Richards Lane  |  Santa Fe, NM 87507</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Calibri">cell  <a href="tel:505.699.9032" value="+15056999032" target="_blank">505.570.0137</a></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="Calibri" color="#3d85c6"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="mailto:Taiyoko@PositiveEnergySolar.com" target="_blank"><font color="#3d85c6">Taiyoko</font>@PositiveEnergySolar.com </a></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri" color="#3d85c6"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="http://www.PositiveEnergySolar.com" target="_blank">www.PositiveEnergySolar.com</a></span></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(136,136,136)" color="#888888"><div><font face="Calibri" color="#0076be"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/Positive-Energy-Solar-horizxs.png"></a><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#888888"><font face="Calibri" color="#0076be"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/positiveenergysolar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/FBicon.jpg"></a>   <a href="https://twitter.com/PositiveESolar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/TWicon.jpg"></a>   <a href="https://plus.google.com/+Positiveenergysolar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/Gicon.jpg"></a>   <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/PositiveEnergySolar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/YouTubeicon.jpg"></a>   <a href="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/blog/blog/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/Blogicon.jpg"></a>   <br> <a href="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/contact/refer-a-friend/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/Referral-button-SPRbyPES.jpg" height="58" width="200"></a><br></font></font><a href="https://www.bcorporation.net/community/sunpower-positive-energy-solar" style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.positiveenergysolar.com/wp-content/uploads/BCorp_logo.jpg" height="96" width="60"></a> <font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><font face="Calibri" color="#0076be"> <a href="http://www.solarreviews.com/installers/positiv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